Milk and cream gage



(No Model.)

J.M.BURNETT.

7 MILK AND CREAM GAGE. No. 273,947. Patented Mar. 13,1883.

UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

JOHN M. BURNETT, F INDEPENDENCE, ASSIGNOR TO J. W. ooNoH n, 0E

. DUBUQUE, IOWA.

MILK AND CREAM GAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 273,947, dated March 13, 1883.

I Application filed November 21,1882. (NomodeL) To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN M. BURNETT, a

citizen of the United States, residing-at Indel :o This invention hasrelation to improvements in milk and cream gages; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of its several parts. aswillbehereiuafter fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a section of a can having my gage attached, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same.

' The principal object and aim of my invention is to arrange the glass and gage close to the milk and cream, so that the sight will be direct, andalso to make the'gage-and glass so they may be easily removed and replaced, as may be desired, and will be more iully described.

a. is the can, or asection thereofiand it may be made any size or shape desired.

a is an elongated opening out in the side of the can. a are guides arranged on either side of the 0 opening a, having one of their edges soldered to the'can and their opposite edges'bentover to form ways for the flanged edges of the gage, hereinafter described.

b is the glass placed down against the can,

5 over and covering the opening a. It may be secured to the can, where so desired, by any suitable cement.

c is the gage, the center of which is cut away to uncover the glass, and'its outer edges are turned up to form flanges c, which fit in the 40 guides a The strips left at either side of the opening in the gage are graduated in any desired scale. The end 0 of the gage is bent to My glass and gage, when desired, may be easily removed for the otherwise.

What I claim is- The combination of the milk-can provided with opening a, the guides a projected upward on either side of the opening a, and having their upper edges turned to provide ways for the gage, the glass I), placed down over the opening a and close to the contents of the can, and the gage o, constructed with the central opening through which theglass isviewed, and provided on its edges with suitable gradpurpose of cleaning or nations, and moved in guides a into place over the glass, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

JOHN M. BURNETT.

Witnesses:

- H. W. HotMAN,

J AY BORIGHT. 

